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User: aaaace
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Lost in the grass!
User: alovett
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Had pit! Good vibes
User: anklebunker
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Setlist left something to be desired, but my wife and our friends from Maryland were in a VIP box so it all worked out!
User: antslover7623
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Great show. Dave's voice was strong the band sounded great. Little bit of a slowdown mid show. Wish we had gotten a full Grey Street!
User: arfesta
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Great show..enjoyed Jimi thing, R
User: ayegee
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jimi thing was EPIC!
User: Baybutt99
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Great jimi thing , so right was great as well
User: ben1415
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Great night in Bristow! Seven rocks as an opener, DDTW is really good to close the set, then Warehouse and Grey Street to close out the concert!? Yes please!
Crowd was terrible though, but that's not the bands fault DC just sucks like that
User: ben47364
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Ive never seen more people sit down during a dmb show in my life it was awful. I almost felt bad as a fan. The song selection order was just strange and just made for a soft mellow night which isnt bad but when the crowd starts sitting then that means they were bored...ouch. va beach killed this show.
RIP ROI
User: Billies09
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Not my favorite show. The setlist left much to be desired. As many others have said, the setlist was unbalanced and lacked the energy that some other shows this tour have seen. So Right was nice to hear and the encore was great! Just way too many slow songs...
User: Bourbon & Blue
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Worst tailgate experience ever. Douche seecurity came over and made about 12 of us pour all of our liquor into the grass or get kicked out. Assholes. Brannon and I met up with a couple of guys from the site. Had a good time with your guys. Set list was just ok. Highlight for me was So Right
User: Brannigan
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I would've rated it a 3, but my husband met Dave and requested Proudest Monkey, which he played. . . sooo, awesome show!
User: Brian71283
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Seven
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Proudest monkey
Satellite
So damn lucky
Mercy
So right
Sweet
Jimi Thing (sexy motherfucker)
Spaceman
Cornbread
If Only
Rhyme or Reason
Gaucho
What would you say
Don't drink the water
ENCORE
Warehouse
Grey Street
User: camhall81
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Can't believe after taking a year off from the local fans we had to sit thru that. I'm sorry I paid so much.
User: ChadDMB
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Bad crowd .. Bad setlist
User: ChampionOfTheSun
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The crowd noise was a little too loud for me. It was drowning out Dave's voice on the quieter songs like Sweet & Mercy. Pretty solid set list though. Wish Gary Clark would've played something on stage with them.
User: clifwhite
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Can't wait!
User: coldblueice
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i don't care how good they perform... if the setlist sucks, there is no redeeming the show. and make no mistake, this setlist SUCKED. I have been to 25 shows and have never left actually ANGRY as I did this show. What is with Bristow that makes DMB constantly mail it in here? Compared to the other gems this tour has produced, I am just very bitter at this point. There is no excuse for them to put on a show of this low caliber. A disservice and insult to those who were there.
User: damitjohnson
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Real good
User: DMB2491
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Lawn with Skibbens and Shayna
User: dmb411967
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Show #65 and you would have thought it was my first! Had an absolute blast in the back of the pit dancing the night away and singing my heart out.
Other than hearing all 4 new songs in the same set, I have no complaints. For those expecting a SPAC-style show - be realistic! They have one night here and have to appeal to a variety of fans! Warehouse--> Grey St. closer = YES PLEASE!
To those complaining that Roi wasn\'t mentioned - you seem to forget that they played here in 2009, opened with Why I Am and talked about him frequently that night. I felt his spirit last night.
Please remember that seeing DMB is a privilege. If you are sick of the setlist - it\'s simple - stop going! Go without anticipation and just have fun! We are so lucky that they are still touring! They are having a blast on the stage and it is fun to see them playing with so much joy again following 2008-2009.
User: dmbmike09
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Really enjoyed the show as always, but not a very strong set. First time hearing the new songs.
User: dmb_in_rain
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Fair and expected based upon previous Nissan/Jiffy Lube shows. The weather and tailgating was the highlight and the pit fans were the lowlight. The setlist redeemed a bit with the encore otherwise didn't feel the energy.
User: dogsrule47
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God I wish I'd made it to SPAC #1 instead of this show. Seven is a great song but a terrible opener. Most of the crowd doesn't know how to react to that song because of the rhythm timing. So Right was awesome but it was the lone rarity. The rest of the show was very meh.
User: dontshootmydog
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Weak show, forgettable.
User: dottiejsaylor
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4th row in front of Dave! Loved it!
User: dray10486
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Good to see the band again. All 4 new songs was pretty cool, Mercy is a beautiful slow song and Gaucho sounds cool with a lot of potential. So right was a nice surprise. The highlight had to be Jimi Thing, most improvisational I have seen them on that song since SPAC 09 with the first sexy mfer, this one had new parts for boyd that I had never heard and you could see Dave telling him to make it up as he went. The end jam was a combination of old school Jimi Thing and the newer sexy mfer, really dope! Lot of energy on What would you say and Dont drink the water, Rhyme and Reason seemed rushed even with Lawlor out there. Great set, not a great venue, would not recommend seeing a show there, sound not great, lots not great, traffic bad, but I love this band, so had to be there!
User: DrinkMadBeer
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Band played well.. but it was there's only so much you can do with a setlist.. It was too slow.. worst show for me/14
User: Drummer58
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Loved hearing all the new tunes! 7 rocked the opener. Grey Street ripped as a finisher. In between was not your usual set list and I liked it! It made the night more surprising than the norm! So Right and Warehouse made me a happy camper...
User: dwj21
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probably the best r&r and warehouse i've heard...
User: ECU Gamer9948
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Great Show loved being in the pit
User: Ekorth
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fun time with the experience but this show straight up sucked.
User: ethaxton
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Great performances of songs but pretty weak set overall. I had a lot of fun from the pit. Good crowd.
User: fastdyl41
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Although the beginning half of the setlist was alittle weak and slow starting, the second half and the encore was great.
User: fbp44
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Terrible venue. Subpar show.
User: FreeCandy
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Average set. High band energy. Show didn't flow well. Why does Proudest Monkey continue to haunt me?
User: gocubsgo3822
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Ughhhh. Just not good.
User: greenebt12
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Good as always, but by Dave's standards could have been even better. Strict on tailgating at this venue.
User: guitarseniorita
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Nice job!
User: hazeman
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Great time
User: HeisinDC
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Not the craziest setlist, but all really well done versions. Sat near sound booth, so was one of best sounding shows I've ever been to.
User: higgam1
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pit!
User: hokieman3007
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I agree with most points on this show review thread and it's funny because my wife and I kept saying to ourselves during the show, 'Here they go! Here comes the energy'. Especially after the best Jimi Thing I've ever seen or heard recorded. But every time they got the crowd into it, they would play something new and every new song seems to be slow ballads that would suck the life out of the crowd. That's not to say that the new songs aren't good but they seemed to be placed in the setlist at the most inopportune times. Overall, it's a DMB concert on a beautiful summer night and no real complaints. In my opinion, the music and sound of the band is more powerful and better than 10 years ago. This setlist just was weird. Also, word to the wise on parking. Pay the $30 for VIP lot next time. We had our own lane from the lot all the way to I-66 and zipped home. Best money I've ever spent! See you all in Hershey.
User: hordtheviking
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Beautiful night, great free seats (thanks Sean)and got to take a great friend to his first show, what could be better? Band was having fun and sounded great, crowd was a bit flat and Jiffy Lube sucks unfortunately because getting in/out is awful so it's the only venue in the world where I leave early because it's just not worth staying to the end to spend 2 hours getting out of the parking lot.
User: jameshutchins
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If anyone is a DMB fan you know they never have a bad show. When people learn to jam like them, than they can judge...great show as usual
User: japaho41
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51st show. I can\'t give half scores but I would say it was a 3.5 rating. I hate reading these reviews and read people going on and on about what they did not play this and that, calling Dave a moron for not putting together a better set or better yet blaming the curfew.
It was one of those shows that just when you felt they were getting going the next song was a new song that slowed the momentum of the show.
Highlights for me were: Seven, Jimi thing (always a new twist), Cornbread, So Right (my fav Eday song live) DDTW, Warehouse & Grey st. to close. They sounded great on every song, the new songs will take a few more listens for me to get into them. Gaucho is my fav of the new stuff thus far. So it was what it was nothing more to say.
User: jasetdx
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I thought this was a very good show, it did have some slow spots b/c of general unfamiliarity with some of the new songs, not that they were bad. Jams were just right, nothing too long, energetic crowd and band.
User: JeffFischer
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The band sounded great, but it felt like a rote performance. Maybe it was difficult to return to Bristow again (the audience did try to start a "Roi" chant after the first song), because it seemed to be a "heavy" performance, rather than joyful. Maybe that's the venue now for DMB. But the set list was also uneven and not very interesting (as much as I like all the new songs). If you're listening to "Proudest Monkey" hoping that it doesn't turn into "Satellite," when it does, that's boring, and probably a sign that mixing it up from the last few years would be better. A surprise is always better than the expected. Ditto with "Warehouse": was thinking, "Please don't run it into SMF again." But I'm still saying 2 1/2 to three stars because they sounded so good. It's just too bad it was a forgettable concert, even with so much talent on stage. I will say: it started really strong. Dave sounded excellent and the two openers were lively. It seemed to lose air from there and never really get it back, even though every song sounded good. Go figure.
User: jhall080
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good show overall, even though the band seemed high energy and opened like they were going to give us a great show like most others are saying it just went flat. I got a copy of the setlist after the show was over and crush was listed but never played as well as sister. and yes the parking lots were a nightmare.
User: Jhs3017
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Good show, songs all sounded good. Just lacked the rare or obscure song everyone wants at their show
User: Jhstew
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yuck. one of the worst shows i've seen. only saving grace was so right and rhyme and reason. what would you say and ddtw are always nice to hear, but that caliber song should be expected and they shouldn't have to be highlights. encore was a nice way to ease out of this train wreck. overall, just low energy and mediocre song after mediocre song.
User: jkmeyers3
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My home venue is terrible. Decent, not great setlist. It's everything else, not the band, that made that my last appearance at Nissan/Jiffy Lube.
User: JMUThing
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Dope Jimi w sexy mothafucka
User: john.cobb4
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3.5 Stars.. She crowd was so so but for a DC show, the Band played better than normal. The VW thing was WAY OVER THE TOP and the venue is horrible but the band played a pretty good show - nothing to call home about though.
User: JohnDMB
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3.5 stars. Band was having fun, pit crowd was pretty good. Hard to get into a groove, though, as many others have said. Went from angry Dave to mellow Dave to happy Dave to new and still deciding Dave. Awesome close to the show, with DDTW, Warehouse, and Grey Street.
User: JRod4781
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May have been the worst show I've ever seen.. Never really ever picked up at all.. New songs even fell flat... boring, mellow, and the crowd was quiet. overall just an awful show.
User: jstover13
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Setlist sucked except for so right and a couple others but the opening 6 sings all slow and Dave says nothing about roi's passing. And getting out if the parking lot was a shit show
User: KeithBox007
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My first show in Bristow (my new home venue), and it was all right. I was real happy to get all four new songs in one night, though I can see why a lot of casual fans weren't thrilled with that. It's hard to sing along to songs you're not familiar with, and takes a bit of energy out of the crowd. I was hoping to get 'Everyday' as it was my 36th show, but I'll take 'So Right' over it every time. Cool to see Joe Lawlor show up. The crowd wasn't great, the amphitheater was too big, and the parking sucked hard. After sitting for an hour in that mess, I've concluded that the premiere parking passes are the way to go from here on out.
User: kempsted
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Slow start to the show and a bit dull. Then it picked up and was excellent. The jimi thing was one of the best I've seen and was explosive. Rhyme was a highlight. But to end so early and then only have a light encore - great songs but not long enough. Even counting the break for the encore this show clocked in at under 2 1/2 hours making it the shortest show I've ever been to. The venue had the worst parking lot of any show I have been to as well. It was stopped and not moving for so long to get out of there. So some really good highs but a disappointing show in many ways
User: kgabz
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Such a good spot! Got there so early! Met some great people, too! Haha... Awesome time!
User: kodonnell91
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So damn lucky.
User: krispy1970
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Loved the wide mix of old and new!
User: linderk
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All I'm gonna say is some people need to chill out and enjoy the music. Probably 3 and 1/2 stars in reality for me, but I feel like being a bit spiteful!
User: lkraso01
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Thank god I didn't have lawn seats. Set list wasn't the best in terms of big name songs, but that didn't really bother me. I still enjoyed the concert and had a great time. Looking forward to the GORGE.
User: llchooljay
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I Had Fruit
User: luisangelet
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Long time not seen the guys. 'Twas awesome!
User: magoose3
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Could have brought more energetic songs
User: marleymon07
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The band performed each song really well and it was cool to hear some new stuff. I'm not a big fan of judging set lists (I'm just thankful and excited to be at the show), but there were definitely some lulls in this one. Also, crowd could have been better where I was (back of the field, probably my own fault for being there), and the sound at this place is not loud enough back there (again, probably my own fault for being so far back).
User: mcolem16
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Great show. Had a blast. Whole band was on start to finish. Lots of under the table :)
User: mheath26
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beautiful night, brilliant set with inspired sprinkling of new songs.
missed LeRoi terribly.
User: Michael Heer
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The pit at Jiffy Lube Live is awesome. I was so close that you could see everything on stage and the sound was great. The set list wasn't my favorite as Dave played some of his lesser known songs.
User: miguelwvu
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Did some great mixing of old and New. Loved Mercy and Gaucho. Had already seen live warehouse, Jimi, Satelite would have loved to have heard tripping Billies, where are you going, and other rarities of a tour. Overall as always a great time was had by all
User: MikeR
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Don't know if it was the atmosphere at the tailgate beforehand, but we had a GREAT time. I was enjoying the moment, and while there were some songs I wish I had heard - still had a fantastic time...overall a good show. Standing in the pit - 3 rows back from the rail.
User: minerolditkz
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The show was to mellow at times,not the same energy that I'm used to. The crowd sucked! Still love ya Dave!
User: ncrav52
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Great show! All the new stuff was great!
User: NedBahor
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Its always great to see a DMB show. This was the only weekend show that was near my area, Raleigh, so we made the trip up to Bristow. Our first time to this venue, a little weird as far as parking/tailgating goes. Kindof a funny setlist, but I enjoyed seven, jimi thing, so right, warehouse. It was a little strange to hear all four new songs in one show, and im def. a little jealous of the setlist for the VA beach show.
User: onetrue
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This was my first show in the pit. Although some kids ruined part of it for us by being idiots, it was really cool to be so close. It was this day that I decided I love Carter and that I want to catch a drumstick!!
User: Orangecrush5387
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Loved it! I know some people weren't as enthused as I was with it but to them I say "It's Dave damn it!"
User: Owens
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Was in PIT. Although the setlist wasn't the greatest, I enjoyed every song they played. I really liked so damn lucky with the jam sesh. Crowd singing the first couple versus' of Jimi Thing was awesome. And of course, I loved So Right!
User: PenguinMRD
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I had a great time at the show. I was caught off guard by the DDTW set closer. I liked Warehouse in the E1 spot. The set seemed shorter than usual.
User: pterkin
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Agreed with set list comments, it was all over the place.
User: ptingraham94
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Although setlist wasn't great, the band is always going to put on a show and it will always be fun
User: rafeathers
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The band is great as always!
So much energy
User: rcmnsocm
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...well another northern va show, another average set list. anyone who says the show was 'bad' should not be allowed to post. the show was 'good', just not 'great'.
User: recently88
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Venue and parking are terrible. Set list was all over the place. The new songs made everyone sit down and you could almost hear the energy get sucked out of the crowd. Set was short and everyone was talking the entire time. Besides all that I still had a good time.
User: rfein
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sounded great. unmemorable show. solid but no real highlights
User: RiotAct
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NOT a bad show! Main set was standard, sure, but the encore was fantastic. Pit crowd was very good, and a COLD BEER FELL FROM THE CEILING!!! Drank it, no regrets.
User: roblap
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Set list was a little too lacking in energy through the middle, but LOVED hearing So Right!!
User: romanticlala
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I was in the pit for this show, and I think that infused a whole different energy in it for me. I wonder if I had been in a seat for this set if I would still give it a 4, as opposed to a 3. I don't think it's all in my head because a lot of other reviews are saying the same, but it seemed like there were a ton of mellow songs in the set. But, I got to hear some of my very favorites, and the Warehouse/Grey Street closer was SO MUCH FUN. And, it looked like the boys were having fun too. In the end, if I had fun and they had fun, isn't that all that matters?
(In case there were any Ants near me, I was just slightly left of Dave's mic, about three people back in the pit... my bf was the tall Indian guy and I was the little chubby brunette that wasn't taking any crap from girls pushing their way to the front)
And since I don't know where else to do this, I have to unload about Jiffy Lube Live/the venue formerly known as Nissan because it makes up part of the show experience.... It's my home venue and the only one that I've done from all types of seats (seats, lawn, and pit), and it's just terrible. After being in a bunch of other beautiful, well organized venues, it just sucks to end up back at this place. The parking is a mess, and the staff is disorganized, woefully unprepared, and totally apathetic to the fact that they're either of those things. They had a line set up for just Warehouse Pit people to be walked in first, and then didn't bother enforcing it and let just anyone in that line (I was the girl absolutely losing my $#!% at the front of the regular line next to the Warehouse Pit line), and then, after having people waiting in line since first thing in the morning, just let everyone run in anyway, so it was just a matter of who could run the fastest. And of course, the curfew sucks. All the shows I've been to here have seemed short because they have to finish by 11. And, as others have mentioned, the local crowd is not exactly the most desirable (hooray for spoiled rich DC bros and skanks).
But, to end on a happy note, I met SO MANY awesome fans this show, much more than I've met at any other shows -- even SPAC. Maybe I was just being more sociable this time, I don't know, but I met (or re-met in some cases!!!) tons of really cool peeps.
User: Sansouci84
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Incredible energy. Incredible Jimi thing. Incredible encore. Unfortunately kind of a strange pace and organization of songs, for some reason they decided to play all of the new ones. I see a lot of potential for a jam on those, and I really like them all, but like any fan I want something different and exciting in every show. This show did not have any of that. That being said, after the Jimi I said to my girlfriend, 'We drove 2 hours for that Jimi Thing, and it was worth it.' Show #30 for me, next stop, Camden
User: singleh88
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Pretty awful set except for the encore and a few good ones sprinkled in. But after that set, who even cares about the encore? Just no flow whatsoever. Dave is a moron when it comes to picking a set. He scratched Crush to play Cornbread and this other garbage. Get a clue.
User: SlimMcgee
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Decent set list, R&R with J.L. was sick. I love So Right. Curfew hurt the show I feel.
User: soswald
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4th time I've been to a show....By far the best. The opener kinda shocked us we were still getting to our seats and was a little slow...but that was the best version of PM I've ever heard! It's not my favorite song, but it did the trick. good encore, wish he had done something other than Grey Street
User: soxfan93
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I had a great time! Not going to complain about the setlist, was it the greatest I've ever seen, no definitely not, but it was still an awesome time! You can't ask for much more then a Warehouse, Grey Street encore. It was also awesome to see So Right!
User: spiffylubes
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Took 2 hrs to get there from Arlington, hate the venue, hate the parking, setlist was boring, left before the encore to avoid taking 2 hours to get home. Would not return, though it isn't the fault of the band.
User: stoops
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This has always been one of the most disappointing venues to see the band (shows are usually bland). Absent a couple of recent shows the sets are usually uneventful. Tonight, was one of the weakest shows I have ever seen...Add that up, with the Jiffy Lube Staff (the absolute worst I have ever had to deal with) and this is 2nd worst show I have ever attended (I've been to over 100). Can't wait for Hershey...
User: SunDevil1
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Great finish to what was otherwise a typically strange Nissan Pavilion/JLLive show. That said, any DMB show is better than your average summer night so as always, we had a great time. Wish they played longer.
User: Swift989
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Worst DMB show for energy and set list I have been to ever in 20 shows. Soooo slow, and nothing special at all for the "hometown" performance... Encore was fun though.
User: td5781
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Setlist had no flow at all. They sounded good, but the song selection was horrible.
User: thehomebrew
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weak set, great performance
User: the_stone
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very average setlist... highlights were Jimi Thing (boyd!!!), so right, r&r, if only.
User: Tilghman430
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Awesome time. There have been better setlists in history but a great show. Boyd on Jimi Thing was absolutley insane. After a crazy jam he starts playing the violin like a guitar....INSANE!
User: tjot127
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Decent show. For a one night stint im not too upset with what was played
User: Toomuch2saygbye
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One of the more mediocre shows I've been to. So Right was a nice treat/surprise. The newer songs were all pretty mellow, none of them seem too memorable save maybe Mercy. (Shows that the band doesn't seem to have those huge jams in the cards anymore, outside of Time Bomb.) Probably was the best Grey Street I've ever heard--Rashawn definitely killed it, however, that song never really does it for me. Interesting to have Warehouse as a first encore. Finally got to hear Eh Hee. Stood in the moshpit for the first time at this venue, was fantastic! Good opener act.
User: TRthegame53
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I'm impressed by the fact that Dave managed to write a set so uneven that included zero songs I openly loathe. Per usual, the modus operandi is to bring a good run to a screeching halt w/ a poorly placed song. This show just had a bunch of mediocre tunes stacked up at the beginning of the show (save So Right). The post-CornBread run was pretty decent; unfortunately I had long since checked out from the slow start.
User: unccrombie
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terrible set, awesome encore
User: waters85
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I'd heard alot of disappointment around this show/setlist, but personally I liked it. Warehouse-Grey Street encore was great and I caught Dave's pick - what could be better ... well maybe the parking :)
User: yinsi344
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Finally got a seat with some decent people around me. Was finally able to enjoy a show in its entirety with drunken idiots ruining it.
Thank you to the people of Section 305!
User: yodude477
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Seven as the opener, questionable. Seemed like the band never got it going. Hopefully VA Beach has more to offer.
User: YoMovasMan
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This is by far the shittiest venue in the country.
User: zjat10
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Pit tix
User: zrodgers237
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Too much new stuff and not a lot of quality with the old stuff. Left feeling Dave & Co. had more to offer.
